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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Straddling the line between gothic metal and symphonic metal, this Hungarian actfrom Békéscsaba fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2014, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Symphonic metal band from Lyon, France formed in 2020. They deliver orchestral, cinematic metal from France's second city.
When Everlasting Breath emerged in 2016 from Vigevano (Pavia), they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and symphonic metal — all cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Symphonic metal act from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2024, crafting orchestrally enriched compositions with a frosty, everlasting quality. Their approach blends the grandeur of symphonic arrangements with heavy metal's driving power.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Milan-based groove metal and symphonic metal act channels cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Active since 2016, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Black metal, death metal, and symphonic metal act from Barcelona, Spain active since 2015. They fuse extreme metal intensity with symphonic grandeur from the Catalan scene.
Death, doom, gothic, and symphonic metal band from Paris, France active since 2008. They craft a rich, genre-spanning sound blending extremity with orchestral beauty.
Ex Deo is a melodic and symphonic death metal project formed in Montreal, Canada in 2008 by Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, dedicated entirely to concept albums about the history of the Roman Empire. Their debut Romulus (2009) on Nuclear Blast introduced the project's approach of marrying aggressive death metal riffing with orchestral arrangements and choral elements, a formula deepened on Caligvla (2012), The Immortal Wars (2017, covering the Punic Wars), and The Thirteen Years of Nero (2021). Band members perform in modified Roman legion uniforms, reinforcing the project's immersive historical theatrics.
The Dutch city of Boxtel serves as headquarters for this progressive metal and symphonic metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
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